بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 🖊️
We seek refuge in Allah جل جلاله from misguidance, from desires that corrupt the heart, and from every call that opposes His revelation. O Allah جل جلاله, keep our hearts firm upon Tawheed, protect us from shirk in all its forms, and make us from those who worship You alone with sincerity. Guide us to the straight path and do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Indeed, You are the All Hearing, the All Knowing.
The Quran repeatedly exposes the reality of the mushrikin of Quraysh, not merely as history, but as a warning for every generation. Their disease was not denial of Allah جل جلاله as Creator, but corruption in worship.
Allah جل جلاله said:
ولئن سألتهم من خلق السماوات والأرض ليقولن الله
“And if you asked them who created the heavens and the earth, they would surely say: Allah.”
Surah Az Zumar 39:38
And He said:
ولئن سألتهم من خلقهم ليقولن الله
“And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say: Allah.”
Surah Az Zukhruf 43:87
Imam Ibn Kathir رحمه الله said this proves they affirmed the Rububiyyah of Allah جل جلاله, yet this did not enter them into Islam because they corrupted His Uluhiyyah. Mere belief that Allah exists or created all things is not enough without singling Him out in worship.
Allah جل جلاله exposed their justification:
ما نعبدهم إلا ليقربونا إلى الله زلفى
“We only worship them so that they may bring us nearer to Allah.”
Surah Az Zumar 39:3
And He said:
ويقولون هؤلاء شفعاؤنا عند الله
“And they say: These are our intercessors with Allah.”
Surah Yunus 10:18
Imam Al Tabari رحمه الله explained that they did not believe the idols created or sustained, but they made them intermediaries in worship. This is the very essence of shirk.
Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said whoever makes between himself and Allah intermediaries, calling upon them, relying upon them, and asking them for intercession has resembled the mushrikin of old.
Allah جل جلاله said regarding their state in hardship:
فإذا ركبوا في الفلك دعوا الله مخلصين له الدين فلما نجاهم إلى البر إذا هم يشركون
“When they board a ship, they call upon Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to land, at once they associate partners with Him.”
Surah Al Ankabut 29:65
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
إذا سألت فاسأل الله وإذا استعنت فاستعن بالله
“If you ask, then ask Allah. If you seek help, then seek help from Allah.”
Narrated by At Tirmidhi
This establishes that the foundation of supplication and ultimate reliance belongs solely to Allah جل جلاله.
Allah جل جلاله also said:
وإذا قيل لهم اتبعوا ما أنزل الله قالوا بل نتبع ما ألفينا عليه آباءنا
“And when it is said to them: Follow what Allah has revealed, they say: Rather, we follow what we found our forefathers upon.”
Surah Al Baqarah 2:170
Imam Mujahid رحمه الله said this verse condemns blind following when it opposes revelation. Truth is not measured by ancestry, culture, or inherited customs.
Allah جل جلاله said:
فإنها لا تعمى الأبصار ولكن تعمى القلوب التي في الصدور
“For indeed it is not the eyes that are blind, but the hearts within the chests are blind.”
Surah Al Hajj 22:46
Al Hasan al Basri رحمه الله said the disease of the heart is more dangerous than the disease of the body, because the corruption of the heart leads to eternal ruin.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
ألا وإن في الجسد مضغة إذا صلحت صلح الجسد كله وإذا فسدت فسد الجسد كله ألا وهي القلب
“Indeed in the body is a piece of flesh. If it is sound, the whole body is sound. If it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. Indeed it is the heart.”
Narrated by Al Bukhari and Muslim
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